Gallup: Obama approval rating dips to 39%

[Bluebear]

That 104% approval from liberals so often cited doesn't seem to be lifting these numbers. :(

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President Obama hit a dubious milestone today, sinking below a 40% approval rating in the Gallup daily tracking poll.

Only 39% of respondents approve of Obama's job performance in today's Gallup survey, which calculates a three-day rolling average.

Another 54% disapprove of Obama's performance.

http://content.usatoday.com/communities/theoval/post/2011/08/obama-approval-rating-dips-below-40/1

[lame54]

1. This is going to be the worst election ever...

even if we win we lose

[Harmony Blue]

3. I don't know about worst election ever

but it appears there is no end in sight to the lunacy. Can you believe it that 2012 is fourth months away and we are still in Afghanistan and Iraq?

[Carolina]

84. yes, 10 years in Afghanistan come October

longer than the two World wars combined and what do we have to show for it?!

Nothing but destruction and waste, here and there...

[roomfullofmirrors]

4. The writing does appear to be on the wall.

[BigGovtFan]

11. the President won't win with that attitude

:hippie:

[BlueDemKev]

25. Disgraceful

The White House is so out of touch with the people it's pathetic.

[FarLeftFist]

45. Just think. If Obama loses we are stuck with an actual person with a mental disorder as President

Bachmann is about as bat-shit crazy of a candidate in American history as there has ever been and her awful husband who thinks you can actually pray away the gay! These people are like some bizarre cultists. What a fucking scary thought.

[Creideiki]

61. Come on, team, let's go!

A one, a two!

Obama, Obama, he's our man! If he can't do it we'll blame it on the liberals!

Obama, Obama, he's our man! If he can't do it we'll blame it on the liberals!

[Bluebear]

62. Rah rah rah!

O-ba-ma!

[amborin]

16. +1

[trueblue2007]

83. This is going to be the BEST election ever!!!!!!

[polichick]

2. Wish the WH would call some regular voters in to express their concerns - the team is so off target.

[jwhitesj]

72. +1

Way off target. The half that Obama ignores is on target, the half he listens too are fools. Does that make him a fool too?

[ProSense]

5. It's

not "104% approval from liberals"

From Gallup:

The President's support among liberal Democrats is holding steady at 83 percent.

He has dropped 14 points among conservative Democrats and 8 points among liberal/moderate Republicans (is there such a thing?).

Gallup: Obama job rating sinks below 40% for first time

By Michael A. Memoli

President Obama's summer woes have dragged his approval rating to an all-time low, sinking below 40% for the first time in Gallup's daily tracking poll.

New data posted Sunday shows that 39% of Americans approve of Obama's job performance, while 54% disapprove. Both are the worst numbers of his presidency.

Obama's approval rating has hovered in the 40% range for much of 2011, peaking at 53% in the weeks following the death of Osama bin Laden.

<...>

The polling setback comes as the Republican race to unseat him has kicked into overdrive. The past week has been dominated by the activity in Iowa ahead of the Ames Straw Poll, and the entrance of a new contender in Texas Gov. Rick Perry. The candidates have routinely assailed Obama's leadership in appealing to conservative activists who dominate this stage of the nominating contest.

more

[roxiejules]

32. Percentage of Americans who describe their views as liberal... 20.3%

Conservatives outnumber liberals in every U.S. state.

http://www.gallup.com/poll/125066/State-States.aspx

[tpsbmam]

37. BUT the percentage who support traditionally Democratic/liberal policies is vastly different:

Most Americans support a woman's right to choose, at least some of the time. (abortions)
http://www.pollingreport.com/abortion.htm

77% of Americans supported the public option.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/08/20/new-poll-77-percent-suppo_n_264375.html

82% oppose cutting Social Security
http://elections.firedoglake.com/2010/11/19/toxic-shock-poll-confirms-social-security-cuts-are-still-political-third-rail/

The majority want taxes raised on the wealthy and oppose cuts to Medicare & Medicaid.
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/04/19/968379/-Marist-McClatchy-poll:-Raise-taxes-on-the-rich,-preserve-social-insuranceprogram

And on and on. People may not LABEL themselves as liberal, but the majority actually support the same things that self-identified liberals support.

[roxiejules]

47. Very true n/t

[Karmadillo]

Look! Over there! Michele Bachmann has a migraine!

nt

[Bluebear]

18. !

[DJ13]

6. And the WH is still debating between no jobs plan, and a tiny one?

I thought those guys were smart.

[Ruby the Liberal]

7. It doesn't help when people see something bad go down

(They have found not one person other than 98% Boehner to publically state that this debt deal was 'good') and weeks later, not only has nothing been done about addressing it, but they all know it will be several more weeks before Washington is back.

I can't be the only one who looked at Obama's announcement statement of the debt deal like the scene from Airplane! during the landing where Leslie Nielsen keeps coming into the cockpit (even after landing) to wish them good luck.

I have got to admit, although not asked by Gallup or anyone else, that my personal approval rating plummeted when I heard the WH called back OFA and the DNC from helping in Wisconsin so they could focus on "win the future" as if Wisconsin isn't/wasn't the major step needed for that vague concept.

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[Skittles]

21. BULL FUCKING SHIT

you think DEMOCRATS -*REAL* DEMOCRATS - are HAPPY at this debacle??????

[Starbucks Anarchist]

39. No, but I think certain people are.

You know, the ones who have done nothing but bash Obama, even when he has delivered.

[Skittles]

43. you are dead WRONG about Bluebear

[Joe the Revelator]

51. Talk about your bullshit....

[Skittles]

59. no, you are talking your OWN BS

[Joe the Revelator]

60. Zing?

I remember you being better at this....

[Starbucks Anarchist]

63. Oh really?

Maybe if he spent even half as much time bashing Republicans as he does bashing Obama, I might believe you.

[Skittles]

81. maybe if OBama acted like a fucking Democrat he would not HAVE to bash

[Bluebear]

71. Thank you.

I don't know who ignored is but thank you :loveya:

[Name removed]

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[Starbucks Anarchist]

86. Excuse me?

You don't even have the courage to say that to me directly?

And not that I owe you an explanation, but if you actually read my posts, you would see that I have repeatedly pointed out that Obama has made mistakes and is on the wrong side of several issues. It's people like you who make him out to be some all-powerful demigod, not me.

Then again, when you type in all caps all the time, I don't assume reading comprehension is a vital part of your skill set. And if you don't like my insult towards you, just remember that you get what you give. I never insulted you before and yet you call me a "fucking swooning fan." Don't dish it out if you can't take it. At least I had the courage to say it to you directly.

[xiamiam]

66. and what has he delivered on..really..nt

[Sapphocrat]

29. Oh, I'm just fucking deliriious with joy!

I can't wait to spend another ten years without a regular job or health insurance, for watching whatever few tax dollars I have left to pay into the system go to support another decade of war with Oceania, Eurasia and/or Eastasia, for President Bachmann/Perry/Other Crackpot to fan the flames of homophobia in this country as we've never yet seen, and -- oh, this is the best! -- I can't wait to watch the Social Security I've paid into since I was 12 years completely obliterated just after My Big Happy Fucking 50th Birthday! Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

Now, will you kindly tell me this:

Why do you think liberals/progressives would ever be happy about the abject failure of the last, great hope we had to turn this country back into something vaguely resembling a democracy? Masochism? The thrill of being able to say "I told you so" while our homes are foreclosed, our teeth fall out, and we start taking a second look at Fluffy's can of Friskies as a viable alternative to, you know, food?

You tell me: What do you think motivates us to be so gol-durn delighted that our president is ruining the one chance we had to save the U.S.?

Or are you insinuating that all of us liberals/progressives are a bunch of right-wing plants/trolls/you-tell-me? Or racists? Racism is always a handy fallback when you've got nothing else.

And if the answer is "None of the above"... will you give this tired old "Liberals want Obama to fail!" crap a rest?

[CleanGreenFuture]

34. Brilliant! +1,000,000! Must read!

[Starbucks Anarchist]

46. First, I was addressing the OP specifically.

He was the particular subject of my reply. He has done nothing but bash Obama, even when he's come through on the very things he's asked for. Want an example? He constantly posted about DADT repeal day in and day out, but the moment Obama actually repealed it? Not a word. I even confronted him about it, and his response was to put me on ignore. So either the issue wasn't important to him (which I doubt) or his hatred of Obama is so great that he can't even acknowledge what he did (despite asking him to do that very thing).

Now, I don't care if someone doesn't like Obama for whatever reason, but I want them to at least be upfront about it. And I am NOT saying criticism equals hatred. What I am saying is that a fair amount of the criticism on this site is either rooted in false information, hyperbole or some long-held grudge. Someone recently posted that Obama was a "demon." Am I supposed to take that person seriously? Is anybody? Because that's the level of discourse on this site these days.

As I was reading your post, I was struck once again by the eloquence of your words. I don't mean eloquence in the standard sense, but in a righteous-anger sense. You and I likely agree on many issues, but maybe we just view the process differently. I, for example, think Obama has done a good job on balance and within the limits of the system. Of course, he's made mistakes and of course he's slipped up, but I never expected a liberal Jesus to come along and fix everything. And I know you are too intelligent to have expected that as well, but unfortunately, some other people on this site are not. I frequently see knee-jerk reactions on here that boggle the mind, the never-ending "Primary Obama" threads one example of them. It's people like that-- the ones who expect a quick fix, the ones who think that one person can singlehandedly solve everything, etc. -- those are the people I can't stand.

You in particular are a member of a very small but worthwhile group here -- you are able to express your feelings in an intelligent and lucid manner. And while I may not always agree with everything you write, you construct your argument in such a way that I can at least understand and respect where you're coming from. That's in stark contrast to many other people here, like the ones who just throw up "DLC," "corpofascist" or whatever stupid buzzword pops into their head.

Now I do have to object to one element of your post. You said "Racism is a handy fallback when you've got nothing else." I don't think all criticism of Obama is rooted in racism. However, I think a fair amount is, and it's mostly on the Republican/Teabagger side. But that doesn't absolve certain liberals of their own racism. In fact, this site has allowed some members to post blatantly racist things (and not just against black people) and not get tombstoned. Racism is a fact of life, as is homophobia (as you very well know). But that doesn't mean it should be able to stand on a liberal website. I know you are certainly not a racist, but I don't think attempting to frame racism as some sort of "handy fallback" is very helpful either, even if some people have erred in leveling that charge against you.

With the recent rise of Bachmann and Perry, I'm not really surprised that a fair amount of DUers are still hammering Obama when their primary focus should be on the GOP. Bachmann and Perry in particular should be enough to scare the shit out of any halfway decent person, but I still see the circular firing squad going full steam ahead here. And like I said before, it's not the fact that people are criticizing Obama that's the problem; it's the tone and the approach. I know a few people here mock "The List" whenever it's posted. If they were to debate the actual points on the list, that would be a worthwhile argument, but no, they just mock the list itself, as if they either don't want to acknowledge his accomplishments or they're just too lazy to do so.

So to wind this up, there are certain DUers (like the OP) who have a vested interest in seeing Obama fail. No, you are not one of them, Sapphocrat. But they do exist here and they seem to have practically taken over this site. The irony is that if and when a Republican wins the presidency, they will be the very first ones to complain. Maybe then they'll realize Obama wasn't a "demon" after all.

[Number23]

54. Nice post, SA

But I always find it odd the people who automatically scream that people call them racist. Or who bring up "are you going to call me a RACISTONE!one!" in a post that hasn't had anything to do with racism.

It's just weird, is all...

I know a few people here mock "The List" whenever it's posted. If they were to debate the actual points on the list, that would be a worthwhile argument, but no, they just mock the list itself, as if they either don't want to acknowledge his accomplishments or they're just too lazy to do so.

That's weird too. Weird to the point of being absolutely nonsensical.

[Starbucks Anarchist]

64. Did you see this thread?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=433&topic_id=746411&mesg_id=746411

Unbelievable.

[Number23]

70. Honestly, the only thing that suprises me about that thread

is that there are only a few people defending the cartoon. DU has gone so far off the rails that nothing surprises me here anymore.

But in response to this OP, I did come across this one. http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=433x746118

Awesome, ain't it? :) And of course, no surprise to anyone paying even the tiniest bit of attention.

[Bluebear]

55. As always, flawless. Nt

[SidDithers]

48. +1...

waiting for another "Chill the fuck out, I got this" from the OP.

:puke:

Sid

[Starbucks Anarchist]

50. He recycles more material than Greenpeace.

[indepat]

9. 39% seems pleasingly high after setting the framework to eviscerate the big three in the wake

of extending junior's ruinous, debt-escalating, blatantly unfair, and wholly fiscally irresponsible tax cuts. :patriot:

[LiberaL Lamp Post]

10. Nobody likes the president when

they don't have a job - or they can't get a raise or a loan.
we must continue to educate people about what will happen if Republicans gain control - no more medicare, no more roe v. wade, no more epa, and MORE giveaways to the wealthy.

[Bluebear]

12. How can we claim protecting Medicare anymore?

[formernaderite]

53. scarily true

we can't. On the other hand, I still have faith Obama can survive this somehow.

[meow mix]

13. his new base is Really Awsome!

im so glad liberal/progressives not even needed!! :applause: i have some world of warcraft to catch up on anyways

[WillyT]

14. LOL !!!

:thumbsup::thumbsup:

:evilgrin:

:hi:

[Aerows]

87. I probably do, too

I haven't played in weeks, and I'm sure that by now everybody is geared and I'll have raid with people who don't know how to play.

[Vidar]

15. Good, maybe he'll at least pretend to be a Democrat again.

[bvar22]

17. No.

He kissed that Good-Bye on Day One.

The DLC New Team

(Screen Capped from the DLC Website)
http://www.dlc.org/ndol_ci.cfm?contentid=254886&kaid=86&subid=85



You will know them by their WORKS,
not by their excuses.

Solidarity!
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[JI7]

19. time to celebrate

[Bluebear]

40. Celebrate what??? You like low approval ratings?

[Bluebear]

73. ?

[Name removed]

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[TeamsterDem]

22. The irony of it is that he may lose the election as a Democrat after enacting Republican policies

And be unseated in favor of a Republican. If he'd try Democratic policies he'd likely be reelected.

I know he's got a tea party House and they're the ones blocking everything, but we're still stuck with Republican policies under a Democratic president no matter whose fault it is. Democrats may well be punished for what the tea party did. Sad.

[xiamiam]

67. THAT is exactly what is so mind boggling..and irritating..nt

[FLAprogressive]

23. Obama has to love bad poll numbers, it gives him an excuse to move rightward.

[durablend]

41. Yup..just what I was thinking!

Gotta attract those teabag votes he's never gonna get!

[Proactive Citizen]

24. I will still vote for Obama even though he...

Caved on almost every important issue I stongly supported. Single payer, Bush Tax cuts, etc. now he's talking about ss and medi care. and uses the term entitlement program the phrase the conservatives made up to demonize it. That is the exact reason I'm a left of center Independent. If the Democratic party grew some balls maybe I'd rejoin. What happened to the liberal movement of the 60s. I want to be a part of that group. If the baby boomers were the same today as they were back then the recession would have come and gone. Now that the only major thing people are doing is complaining we are headed to a depression. Some people say it already is. Im talking about the great depression. PLEASE PEOPLE WAKE UP!! PATRIOTISM IS MORE THEN A BUMPER STICKER!!! IT'S TIME TO START A REAL MOVEMENT. Not one made by special interest and a couple of billionare brothers. Who's with me?

[vercetti2021]

26. Damn

39%, get ready for the GOP spin machine to never STFU. Maybe Obama will start moving back to the left again, but i don't think he will. But i will vote for him again to keep the CONservs out of the WH.

[Rex]

27. Same. As will we all.

No one wants a Bachmann in the oval office or a Rick (ack) Perry. Good thing he still has strong, solid support from this liberal base.

[durablend]

42. Yes, 836% among them last I looked n/t

[xiamiam]

68. we need someone to represent the middle class..its not obama..sorry to say..nt

[JI7]

28. because not everyone is a liberal, he has dropped among the Conservative Democrats

those bring down favorable numbers also.

[emulatorloo]

30. Yes, you are correct n/t

[Bluebear]

36. Sorry didn't attach sarcasm icon

[Raine]

58. Yeah because Obama is such a lefty that now he's

turned off all the conservatives :sarcasm: anyway that's what Faux says, so it must be true. :eyes:

[Waiting For Everyman]

31. He's going to be roadkill if he doesn't get in step with liberals and the unions.

We know where we need to go and have ideas for getting there, but he doesn't. Neither do the Rethugs, and neither do the Indies. It's probably already too late, but "Lead, follow, or get out of the way".

The first thing he needs to do is fire his chief of staff Bill Daley, the JP Morgan alumnus. He doesn't need Congressional approval for THAT.

[upi402]

33. ya can only get kicked in the brains so much...

he's a Republican, just like Clinton. Done, over.

[Odin2005]

35. We are so fucked, and all because of Obama's spinelessness.

[xiamiam]

69. i was going to question whether it is spinelessness or whether these are his core beliefs

but i dont know. I know that we were supposed to get out of these wars..and its worse..for what? i thought something would help homeowners and jobs would be created..NOT..he doesn't represent me..although i was so darned hopeful

[GSLevel9]

38. oh I'm fucking SHOCKED!!!

:sarcasm:

[Yo_Mama]

44. It's a flyer

I forget where, but I saw a listing of a bunch of different polls this morning, and all of the rest were in the 40s. Rasmussen, which covered the exact same days, was up in the 40s.

95% accuracy is just that - when one poll is low and a bunch of others are all higher, you can safely assume the number is not representative and it will straighten out on its own.

[Hart2008]

49. White House denies that two stops in Iowa are politcally motivated!!!

Obama is hearing footsteps!

Obama is set to launch something of a counteroffensive on Monday with a three-day bus tour of the Midwest, a trip that includes two stops in Iowa. The White House denied that the itinerary was politically motivated, however.

http://content.usatoday.com/communities/theoval/post/2011/08/obama-approval-rating-dips-below-40/1

:rofl::spray::rofl::spray::rofl::spray::rofl::spray::rofl::spray::rofl::spray::rofl::spray::rofl::spray::rofl::spray::rofl::spray::rofl::spray::rofl::spray::rofl::spray::rofl::spray::rofl::spray::rofl::spray::rofl::spray::rofl::spray::rofl::spray::rofl::spray::rofl::spray::rofl::spray::rofl::spray::rofl::spray::rofl::spray::rofl::spray::rofl::spray::rofl::spray::rofl::spray::rofl::spray::rofl::spray::rofl::spray::rofl::spray::rofl::spray::rofl::spray::rofl::spray::rofl::spray::rofl::spray::rofl::spray::rofl::spray::rofl::spray::rofl::spray::rofl::spray::rofl::spray::rofl::spray::rofl::spray::rofl::spray::rofl:

[Bluebear]

88. Lol

[Hart2008]

89. Keep an eye out for Obama taking a "nonpolitical" trip to New Hampshire next! NT

[BulletproofLandshark]

52. He only has himself to blame. n/t

[Motown_Johnny]

56. It was low last August too

A little lower this year due to the debt debacle


No biggie.






http://www.gallup.com/poll/142160/Obama-Sees-New-Lows-Job-Approval.aspx

^snip^

August 16, 2010

Obama Sees New Lows in Job Approval Weekly average of 44% and three-day average of 42% are lowest yet

by Frank Newport PRINCETON, NJ -- President Obama's job approval rating dipped to 44% for the week of Aug. 9-15, the lowest weekly average of his administration by one percentage point.

[Bluebear]

57. Well you say no biggie but there is a matter of 2012 coming on quickly

[Motown_Johnny]

79. have you seen this guy campaign?

[Carolina]

85. people won't

fall for hope and change again!

They've lost hope and seen no change with Mr. Change We Can believe In....

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[Bonn1997]

74. I wish he would choose not to run and to throw all his support towards

a real progressive.

[otohara]

75. How Many Times Will This Be Posted

Unrecommended for redundancy.

[Bluebear]

76. Can You Point Out Where Else It Was Posted Mr Unrec?

Thank You,

[otohara]

77. Fine

and I'm Mrs. Otohara



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[Bluebear]

78. The first two I cannot find in GD and the third is from 7/29 & not about this story

But whatever.

[backscatter712]

80. How many trolls are on DU to express their "concern"?